At this time the public may comment on
items not appearing on the agenda.State
law prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on such items, but
the matter may be referred to the City Manager/staff or scheduled on a subsequent
agenda.(Please refer to the back page
of the agenda for instructions.)

CONSENT CALENDAR

CONSENT CALENDAR

Items on the
Consent Calendar are not discussed individually.Unless members of the legislative body, staff
or the public requests specific items to be discussed, all Consent Calendar
items will be approved with one motion.

4.2008
TREASURER'S REPORT (THIRD QUARTER)According
to the City's Investment Policy, the City Treasurer is required to submit an
investment report to the City Council for review on a quarterly basis. The
report (as required by Government Code Section 53601) will include the type of
investment, issuer, date of maturity, par, and dollar amount invested and
market value for each security held by the City of Escondido

8.INITIATION
OF A ZONING CODE AMENDMENT: SIGN ORDINANCERequest Council authorize the initiation of an
amendment to the Zoning Code, Article 66 of the Sign Ordinance, to provide more
flexibility in the type of developments eligible to lease a directional panel
on the City's Real Estate Kiosk Signs

11.LEASE
AGREEMENT FOR FORMER FIRE STATION NO. 3Request Council authorize a Lease Agreement with Pac West, LLC, a
contract fire department, in the amount of $2,500 per month for the first year
and $3,000 per month for the second year for the leasing of the vacant former
Fire Station No. 3 located at 2165
Village Road

12.BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT FOR DIXON DAM PIEZOMETER REPLACEMENTRequest Council authorize a budget adjustment in the
amount of $260,000 to establish a Capital Improvement Program account to
replace the piezometers at Dixon Dam; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute a Consulting Agreement with Genterra Consultants, Incorporated, to
perform Piezometer installations and Geotechnical Evaluation for Dixon Dam

Staff
Recommendations:Approval (Utilities Department:Lori Vereker)

RESOLUTION NO. 2008-211

13.PURCHASE
OF FIRE APPARATUSRequest Council
authorize the purchase of one fire apparatus from Pierce Manufacturing, in the
amount of $458,775, attaching to the City of Escondido's previous bid

The following
Resolutions and Ordinances were heard and acted upon by the City
Council/CDC/RRB at a previous City Council/Community Development
Commission/Mobilehome Rent Review meeting.(The title of Ordinances listed on the Consent Calendar are deemed to
have been read and further reading waived.)

19.INITIATION
OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL
(GC) TO PLANNED COMMERCIAL (PC)A
request to initiate a General Plan Amendment (GPA) for four parcels comprising
approximately 14.7 acres, which are currently used under lease as a farmer's
market and swap meet. The property is a portion of the approximately 37-acre
block bounded by Mission Avenue,
Quince Street, Washington Avenue and Rock Springs Road, and is bisected by the
flood control channel. The request would change the land use designation from
General Commercial (GC) and Light Industrial (LI) to Planned Commercial #18, to
allow mixed-use commercial, office and industrial uses through the Planned
Development process

Staff
Recommendations:Provide direction to
staff regarding the timing and boundary of the GPA study area as it pertains to
the Citywide General Plan Update (Community
Dev./Planning:Jon Brindle)

20.APPOINTMENT
TO LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEESRequest
Council ratify the Mayor's recommendation to serve on the Library Board of
Trustees due to the resignation of Margaret Estrada; term to expire March 31,
2010

Staff
Recommendations:Designate Appointee (City Clerk:Marsha Whalen)

21.ORAL
REPORT:COUNCIL COMMENTS/REGIONAL ISSUESThis item provides an opportunity for City Council
representatives on regional boards, commissions, and committees, to report back
to Council on matters being addressed by those respective boards, commissions,
and committees.This item is for reports
only, and there will be no discussion or action on the reports.Such discussion or action will be calendared
for a future agenda

Staff
Recommendations:None (Mayor and City Councilmembers)

BRIEFING (Staff)

BRIEFING (Staff)

FUTURE AGENDA

22.FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMSThe purpose of
this item is to identify issues presently known to staff or which members of
the Council wish to place on an upcoming City Council agenda.Council comment on these future agenda items
is limited by California Government Code Section 54954.2 to clarifying
questions, brief announcements, or requests for factual information in
connection with an item when it is discussed

Staff Recommendations:None (City
Clerk's Office:Marsha Whalen)

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

At this time the public may comment on
items not appearing on the agenda.State
law prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on such items, but
the matter may be referred to the City Manager/staff or scheduled on a
subsequent agenda.(Please refer to the
back page of the agenda for instructions.)

City Council agendas allow an opportunity for a moment of silence and
reflection at the beginning of the evening meeting.The City does not participate in the selection
of speakers for this portion of the agenda, and does not endorse or sanction
any remarks made by individuals during this time.If you wish to be recognized during this
portion of the agenda, please notify the City Clerk in advance.

FLAG SALUTE

ROLL CALL:Abed,
Daniels, Gallo, Waldron, Pfeiler

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

At this time the public may comment on
items not appearing on the agenda.State
law prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on such items, but
the matter may be referred to the City Manager/staff or scheduled on a
subsequent agenda.(Please refer to the
back page of the agenda for instructions.)

26.GENERAL
PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (NEW URBAN
WEST) (CASE NO. PHG 08-0004)A
General Plan Circulation Element Amendment (GPA) to add a new "Local
Collector" street (Lariat Drive) and modify portions of an existing street
classification (Harmony Grove Road) in the City's Circulation Element, and to
approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) delineating a traffic mitigation
schedule involving fair share payments and improvements to various city street
segments and intersections that would offset impacts associated with the
approved 742-unit Harmony Grove Village in the unincorporated county area

27.AMENDMENT
TO THE INTERIM DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN (PHG 08-0034)A request to amend the Interim Downtown Specific
Plan to revise the permitted uses to allow temporary political/campaign offices
on the ground floor within the Historic Downtown (HD) District, and to refine
the list of prohibited uses to include, but not be limited to, pawn shops,
second hand andsurplus stores,
consignment stores, retail uses with across the board maximum pricing or
"everything under" pricing and thrift stores (Continued from
10/22/08)

At
this time the public may comment on items not appearing on the agenda.State law prohibits the Council from
discussing or taking action on such items, but the matter may be referred to
the City Manager/staff or scheduled on a subsequent agenda.(Please refer to the back page of the agenda
for instructions.)

COUNCIL/COMMISSION/ MEMBERS COMMENTS

COUNCIL/COMMISSION/ MEMBERS
COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

ADJOURNMENT

UPCOMING
MEETING SCHEDULE

Date

Day

Time

Meeting Type

Location

November 19

WEDNESDAY

4pm
& 7pm

Council Meeting

Council Chambers

November 26

NO MEETING

December 3

WEDNESDAY

7pm

Swearing-In
Ceremonies-only

Council Chambers

December 10

WEDNESDAY

4pm
& 7pm

Council Meeting

Council Chambers

December 17

WEDNESDAY

4pm
Only

Council Meeting

Council Chambers

TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL

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above.

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BACK-UP MATERIALS

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and the Mobilehome Rent Review Board.

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